3 December 1896 in Blackpool,
Lancashire [registered in Fylde, March 1897].

Birthnotes

The
date of December 1896 is confirmed by his death registration.

Census Notes

According to the 1901
census, Herbert is the eldest of two children to Arthur Herbert and Lilly,
and they live at 88 Lower Bents Lane in Bredbury, in Stockport.

According to the 1911
census, Herbert has another brother, and now the eldest of three (Arthur
was born in 1902, back in Blackpool). His father is a commission agent and
they all now live at 30 Seymour Road in Blackpool, with two boarders,
Betsy Hamer and Christopher Chapman. The census reveals that Herbert was
one of five children, and one of his siblings had died.

Died

11 September 1973,
aged
76 years 282 days[registered in Fylde, September 1973].

Height/Weight

5'
8", 11st.
0lbs [1927].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s)

Taffy Jones began his football career with South Shore Strollers FC
and Fleetwood Town FC in 1920. He joined his hometown club, Blackpool FC,
making his debut on 16 December 1922. He went on to make 94 league
appearances. Blackburn Rovers FC signed Jones in December 1925 for a
£3850 fee. Jones went on to play 247 league games until June
1934, when he joined Brighton & Hove Albion FC for a single season
making 37 league appearances. He finished his career back at Fleetwood
Town FC.

Club honours

FA Cup
winners 1927-28

Individual honours

Football
League (three appearances)

Distinctions

None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.